A review by lindsayb
Spirits of the Ordinary: A Tale of Casas Grandes by Kathleen Alcalá

3.0

I really loved the premise...it has a lot going for it, but it just feels like there's too much missing. No substantial character development. This could easily have been twice as long. For historical magical realism taking place in northern Mexico, I would suggest [b: Like Water for Chocolate|6952|Like Water for Chocolate|Laura Esquivel|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1550721459l/6952._SY75_.jpg|1172473], [b: The Hummingbird's Daughter|91289|The Hummingbird's Daughter|Luis Alberto Urrea|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1344268741l/91289._SX50_.jpg|88082], or, for a little bit of an update, [b: So Far From God|312435|So Far from God|Ana Castillo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1365396350l/312435._SX50_.jpg|1949237].